Professional Development in Placemaking

Transform Spaces, Elevate Communities

Unite people and build communities by creating vibrant centres that foster connections, creativity, and well-being. As part of the National University of Singapore (NUS), one of Asia’s leading universities, NUS SCALE's Placemaking programmes empower urban professionals to shape public spaces that bring people together and enhance quality of life.

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What is Placemaking?

Placemaking breathes life into spaces, transforming them into lovable places that unite and invigorate communities. It fulfils the potential of our environment, where every neighbourhood, district, and city becomes a canvas for shared experiences and communal spirit.

Who Should Attend

Our Placemaking courses are designed for passionate professionals across various disciplines and sectors:

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Place management and facility management

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Urban planning, architecture and design of public spaces

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Real estate development, community management and smart city innovation

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Tourism management, event planning and place marketing of downtown areas

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Anyone driven to create inclusive, vibrant and memorable urban spaces that bring people together

Benefits

Organisations Individuals
Equip your team with innovative placemaking strategies to create engaging spaces Enhance your career prospects as an expert in urban placemaking
Upskill talent in cutting-edge methods applicable across urban development projects Acquire in-demand skills to shape inclusive, memorable spaces that bring people together
Lead in shaping sustainable, people-centric environments that enhance quality of life Expand your professional network amongst passionate peers from related and complementary disciplines in government and industry

Upcoming Courses

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PC in Vibrant Places

Placemaking Design Thinking

12 to 14 March 2025

3 Days | 9.00am to 5.30pm (Daily)

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All Courses

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PC in Community Management

Digital Placemaking

3 to 4 August 2026

2 Days | 9.00am to 5.30pm (Daily)

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Either PC

Placemaking Stakeholder Engagement

22 to 23 September 2025

2 Days | 9.00am to 5.30pm (Daily)

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PC in Community Management

Building and Sustaining Communities

Date TBC

3 Days | 9.00am to 5.30pm (Daily)

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PC in Vibrant Places

Placemaking for City Spaces

22 to 23 May 2025

2 Days | 9.00am to 5.30pm (Daily)

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PC in Vibrant Places

Placemaking Event Management & Marketing

21 to 22 May 2026

2 Days | 9.00am to 5.30pm (Daily)

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PC in Community Management

Place Economics

18-19 November 2025

2 Days | 9.00am to 5.30pm (Daily)

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Advanced PC

Placemaking Contract Management

Date TBC

5 Days | 9.00am to 5.30pm (Daily)

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Advanced PC

Participatory Planning and Design

19 to 21 May, 26 to 27 May 2025

5 Days | 9.00am to 5.30pm (Daily)

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Advanced PC

Placemaking Project Management

Date TBC

5 Days | 9.00am to 5.30pm (Daily)

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Professional Certificates in Placemaking

Stack complementary courses to earn a Professional Certificate (PC) in the following areas:

Each PC course pathway builds expertise to unite stakeholders and shape spaces that resonate with people and communities. Take your expertise to the next level by stacking the PC in Placemaking for Community Management and the PC in Placemaking for Vibrant Places towards an Advanced Professional Certificate.

Pathway 1

PC in Community Management

Select 3 Courses

Placemaking Stakeholder Engagement*

2 Days

Digital Placemaking

2 Days

Place Economics

2 Days

Building and Sustaining Communities

3 Days

Pathway 2

PC in Vibrant Places

Placemaking Stakeholder Engagement*

2 Days

Placemaking for City Spaces

2 Days

Placemaking Design Thinking

3 Days

Placemaking Event Management & Marketing

2 Days

Professional Certificates in Placemaking

Select 3 courses

Total 6 to 7 days for each PC

*This module can count towards one PC only

Select 1 Course

PC in Community Management + PC in Vibrant Places

13 - 14 Days

Placemaking Contract Management

5 Days

Placemaking Project Management

5 Days

Participatory Planning and Design

5 Days

Advanced Professional Certificates in Placemaking

Select 1 course + 2 PCs

Total 18 to 19 days

Testimonials

Leonard Goh_SeniorHRDirector_OracleSg

"I've always been curious about the built environment and, in this case for place making, I think there's a lot of parallels and similarities in terms of creating meaning and purpose, in a physical space. I think those same ideas and concepts can be adopted to some extent in creating, for example, workforce culture. And, how do we achieve that through the office or activities that is within our control. Everything that the professor mentioned is new and thought-provoking to me. And, certainly, there's a lot of useful concepts. And it actually helps us appreciate also not just in terms of my workspace but as I walk around the public spaces, I now see it with a different lens as to how, people have been intentional about placemaking. And maybe sometimes how people have not been intentional about placemaking and the missed the opportunities they have there."


Leonard Goh
Senior HR Director
Workforce Intelligence, Oracle Singapore
Choi Ka Ho_Manager_URAHongKong

"Coming from Hong Kong Urban Renewal Authority, we've been thinking about how AI can be applied in place making events, or planning and organizing events or at the same time some data analysis aspect I think this course has definitely supplemented what I set out to achieve in my learning trip to Singapore especially the case studies and the professor’s knowledge. I’ve also learnt a lot about Singapore’s systems and framework when it comes to placemaking and is definitely something that we can strive to achieve back in Hong Kong."


Choi Kaho
Manager
Urban Renewal Authority, Hong Kong
Dominic Poon_Lecturer_TemasekPoly

"As part of the Design AI Taskforce for the School of Design in Temasek Polytechnic, we've always been trying to find a link between AI and space making as well as placemaking. I was looking for more new insights from other perspectives and how that may be done. Digital Placemaking has definitely done that for me as it has provided me with different perspectives and different sources of knowledge."


Dominic
Lecturer
School of Design, Temasek Polytechnic
 

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27 November 2024